Mental Health Practitioners (MHPs) act as the first point of contact for non-crisis mental health support in your GP practice.
We are based in GP practices across Sutton, and also work collaboratively with other organisations including Sutton Talking Therapies and share information to ensure continuity of care.
Whilst mental health can be complex, there are many things that can be done to support your mental wellbeing. We work with you to help improve your mental health and wellbeing through early intervention, relapse prevention and management of mental health, using a range of approaches to achieve this.
What can a Mental Health Practitioner offer me?
- An holistic assessment of your mental health needs
- Advice and supportive consultations around managing your mental health
- Signposting you to other services.
- Onward referrals to specialist mental health services.
- Support to prepare for further engagement with other mental health services.
- Support identifying relapse triggers
- Support to transition into community from secondary care
We are not a counselling or therapy service, but we can signpost you to appropriate services to receive talking therapies if needed.
We look at psychological, social, biological and environmental factors that may be impacting your mental health and support you to access other services if needed. These services may be in your local community or provided by your NHS trust.
We are not a crisis service, but if you find yourself in a mental health crisis, support is available:
- Call the Mental Health Crisis Line (open 24/7): 0800 028 8000
- Call the Samaritans (open 24/7): 116 123
- Text Shout (open 24/7): Text SHOUT to 85258 for confidential assistance in crisis.
We do not accept self-referrals. Please contact your GP practice to book an appointment to see if a referral is
appropriate for you.
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